Deere & Co., the world's largest tractor maker, and other major agricultural and construction equipment companies in the United States are trying to attract tech workers from Silicon Valley who have faced layoffs and hiring freezes. These firms have an abundance of job openings and are offering remote work options...
Dems Reject VA Governor’s Education Pick in Blow to Parent Empowerment Effort
Virginia Democrats have blocked the nomination of Suparna Dutta, Gov. Glenn Youngin’s pick for the state board of education. Dutta is the co-founder of a parent group that criticized the admission standards at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, claiming that it abandoned merit-based admissions to reduce the...
Israel Could Strip Palestinians of Citizenship, Deport Them, Under New Law
Israel's parliament has passed a law that enables authorities to withdraw citizenship and residency of Palestinians who have been imprisoned for “acts of terror” recognized by the Israeli government and receive financial aid from the Palestinian Authority. The law also allows deportation of Palestinians to occupied territories. Palestinians with Israeli...
US Urges Immediate Evacuation of Americans in Russia
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is advising American citizens to leave Russia immediately due to security risks stemming from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The embassy stated that the war could have “unpredictable consequences,” and dual U.S.-Russian citizens, in particular, may face forced conscription into Russia’s military. Additionally, Americans could...
Iranian Nationalists Deny Authority of Current Regime
For a long time, many in Washington believed that military action against Iran would only worsen the situation. It was thought that such a move would create a sense of nationalism and unity, leading the Iranian people to support the regime. However, this idea is no longer accurate, as Iranian...
Historic Exodus of Russians Fleeing Wartime Russia
As a result of the war with Ukraine, up to a million Russians have left their country since last February. The outflow includes people who opposed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rising authoritarianism, as well as those seeking to preserve their livelihoods or escape sanctions. A military mobilization that occurred in...
Ian Bremmer: Sen. Mitt Romney on DC Dysfunction, Russian Attacks, and Banning TikTok
There's a lot of kicking and screaming going on these days in Washington. Utah Senator Mitt Romney, a throwback from another era of US politics, has a message for the rabble-rousers on both sides: pipe down. That means stop thinking it's okay to risk a US default, race-bait to win...
Zakaria: The Next Balloon-Type Crisis Will Be Harder to Deflate
In his State of the Union address, President Biden alluded to the Chinese spy balloon incident in a single line that suggested an effort to contain the spillover from that episode. For its part, the Beijing government also seems to have tried to downplay it, expressing regret initially and using its censorship of media and social...
The Fresno DA Blamed Newsom for a Police Death, but Facts Support Newsom’s Account
Fresno District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom for the early release of Nathaniel Dixon, accused of killing police officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. in Selma. However, facts indicate that Smittcamp's office made the decision that led to Dixon's release under AB109, a California law aimed at reducing the state's...
Ian Bremmer: Inequality Isn’t Inevitable – if Global Communities Cooperate
Almost three years after COVID, we're still grappling with the geopolitical convulsions that the pandemic unleashed or worsened. They're all wiping out decades of progress on fighting global inequality. What's more, the world has become more unequal at a time when global cooperation is often an afterthought. So, what can...